Mission Chamber Orchestra

By Michael S. Gant

FOR its season-opener, the Mission Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Emily Ray, proves that it knows a lot more about Spain than John McCain does. In a program titled "Iberia!" the orchestra will perform works by Spanish (and, of course, Portuguese) composers Rodrigo, deFalla and others. The familiar (the first suite from deFalla's Three-Cornered Hat) will bump up against the unexpected (young Portuguese composer Sergio Azevedo's Symphony for Nine Winds). The guest artists are guitarists Michael Bautista and Marc Teicholz.